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Surrealism in the 21st centuryWed, 07 May 2014 04:31:42 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.3Smithsonian – PaikBot Family Dayhttp://www.exquisite-corpse.com/smithsonian-paikbot-family-day/
http://www.exquisite-corpse.com/smithsonian-paikbot-family-day/#commentsTue, 07 May 2013 22:04:25 +0000http://www.exquisite-corpse.com/?p=436Exquisite Motion Corpse hits the road and travels to Washington DC on May 6th for PaikBot Family Day. This event was part of the activities surrounding the exhibition Nam June Paik: Global Visionary at the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Various Reactions to the Bodies and Beats video installation (aka Exquisite Motion Corpse) from the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago and the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

We were honored to be part of an event involved such an amazing exhibition at one of the most important museums in the country. Below are a series of photos from the event . Families from all around the world got to experience a new version of the installation where the participation is filmed in real-time allowing them to put their own faces into the artwork.

After over a year of planning and production, the bodies and beats app is finally available. Thanks to all of our 104 backers who donated to our Kickstarter Campagin. Without their support this app would have never happened. Also extra big thanks to Mux Mool, Mogi Grumbes, Sun Hammer, Beautiful Bells and JDSY for donating music to the Kickstarter album (download zip here) and music loops for the app! Also extra big thanks to Adam E. Hunt who jumped in and helped contribute his skills to the project.

]]>http://www.exquisite-corpse.com/bodies-and-beats-available-now/feed/01st Place Winner – River Galleryhttp://www.exquisite-corpse.com/1st-place-winner-river-gallery/
http://www.exquisite-corpse.com/1st-place-winner-river-gallery/#commentsMon, 12 Nov 2012 16:05:04 +0000http://www.exquisite-corpse.com/?p=370Exquisite Motion Corpse ties for first place at the 10Under40 art Exhibition at the Chelsea River Gallery! If you missed the grand opening event you can still view the video installation along with 10 other artist work from November 10th through December 22nd. A Big congratulations to Helen Gotlib for sharing the 1st place tie with us.

Even if you have seen the project before, you have never seen it like this. With new updated content from our last video shoot we have rolled out a more compressive and diverse set of clips. Each clip is musical or rhythmic in nature allow for more sonic combinations thanks to the great contributions by Mux Mool, Brael, Sun Hammer, and Beautiful Bells.

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http://www.exquisite-corpse.com/video-shoot-for-new-content/#commentsWed, 31 Oct 2012 16:22:35 +0000http://www.exquisite-corpse.com/?p=357We are gearing up to adding new and fun content to the Exquisite Motion Corpse video installation and future content for the Bodies and Beats app. The set is minimal (black background and rug) but the content is rich! Dozens of our friends came out to spend some time in a cool garage on an October evening. They all had fun shaking their heads, bodies and feet to crazy beats and wild baselines.

]]>http://www.exquisite-corpse.com/video-shoot-for-new-content/feed/0Museum of Contempoary Art in Chicagohttp://www.exquisite-corpse.com/museum-of-contempoary-art-in-chicago/
http://www.exquisite-corpse.com/museum-of-contempoary-art-in-chicago/#commentsFri, 12 Oct 2012 21:31:24 +0000http://www.exquisite-corpse.com/?p=305Exquisite Motion Corpse featured on a first Friday event at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago. The crew packed the industrial sized monitors in the car and headed to Chicago for the one night event. Late night visitors to the museum could interact with the installation. Photos also on our Facebook Page.

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http://www.exquisite-corpse.com/kickstarter-rewards/#commentsWed, 26 Sep 2012 20:43:31 +0000http://www.exquisite-corpse.com/?p=295The Bodies and Beats team have been busy pumping out rewards for their kickstarter backers! Artist Chris Sandon run the screen printing machines to produce a limited-edition print, that will never be produced again in the same form. A big Special thanks for the big support for VGKids in Ypsilanti, MI for making the best screen prints in America.

The short video below shows the crew behind the scenes having fun and making some awesome rewards!

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http://www.exquisite-corpse.com/success-kickstarter-funded/#commentsFri, 10 Aug 2012 15:22:04 +0000http://www.exquisite-corpse.com/?p=270We are happy to announce that our kickstarter campaign was successfully funded in the final hours. A big thanks to all our backers and everyone who stepped up on the last day to help us reach our goal! We are currently in the app development phase and plan to release the product by the end of the year.

]]>http://www.exquisite-corpse.com/success-kickstarter-funded/feed/0Bodies and Beats – iPad & iPhone Apphttp://www.exquisite-corpse.com/bodies-and-beats-ipad-iphone-app/
http://www.exquisite-corpse.com/bodies-and-beats-ipad-iphone-app/#commentsThu, 12 Jul 2012 15:30:27 +0000http://www.exquisite-corpse.com/?p=246The creators of Exquisite Motion Corpse are porting their art installation into an iphone/ipad App, called Bodies and Beats! To help fund the project we have launched a kickstarter campaign.

The App:
Bodies and Beats turns you into a digital mashup artist. Create your own video collages set to beats, and then change the elements with a touch of your finger to discover something new. This iOS app for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch is inspired by our original interactive video installation, Exquisite Motion Corpse.

How it Works:
Build your body! Pick from a video catalog of body segments – from the surreal to the hilarious – all accompanied by unique beats and sound effects from musicians like Mux Mool, Mogi Grumbles, JDSY and Brael. Mix and remix the elements to create something crazy, something funny, something weird.

You control the video speed, with half-time and double-time controls. Or randomize the video clips to discover new combinations.

Backstory:
Our original four-channel video installation features a life-sized tower of screens controlled with a podium-mounted touchscreen. Users swap body segments synced to a beat clock.

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http://www.exquisite-corpse.com/motion-capture-in-dresden/#commentsSun, 20 May 2012 09:47:09 +0000http://www.exquisite-corpse.com/?p=212The creators of Exquisite Motion Corpse went to Dresden Germany to use the Drematrix motion capture studio. There Chris and Martin spent two full days shaking their bodies to crazy beats and sound effects. The motion capture data will be used for future versions of the art installation where new bodies will be combined from both virtual and live action models. Check out some of the behind the scenes photos below.

The Drematrix studio is one of few systems in Europe and allows human motions to be captured without the need of suits or markers and includes a system consisting of multiple cameras and a retro-reflective background. The system detects individuals via high-end image-processing algorithms and tracks their actions, adapts automatically within seconds to changing players and supports Autodesk MotionBuilder.

Chris in the Motion Capture Area.

Martin moving to a beat in the studio.

Chris plays around with some dance moves in the studio.

Our production spreadsheet keeps the project on track.

Laptop plays crazy beats recorded with the Motion Capture data.

Silhouette captured by the 14 different cameras in the studio.

Human skeleton is rendered based on the Silhouette image by the motion capture system.

Data is translated into a skeleton in Motion Builder

Motion Builder has a default model that the skeleton is applied too.

The motion is of body is translated onto the default model for visual feedback.

Martin and Chris pose with the Motion Builder model.

Drematrix team members Markus and Robert join us in a celebratory jump after motion capture completion.

]]>http://www.exquisite-corpse.com/motion-capture-in-dresden/feed/0Exquisite Motion Corpse Debuts at the 50th Ann Arbor Film Festival.http://www.exquisite-corpse.com/exquisite-motion-corpse-debuts-at-the-50th-ann-arbor-film-festival/
http://www.exquisite-corpse.com/exquisite-motion-corpse-debuts-at-the-50th-ann-arbor-film-festival/#commentsSun, 01 Apr 2012 20:52:03 +0000http://www.exquisite-corpse.com/?p=14Exquisite Motion Corpse makes it debut at the 50th Ann Arbor Film Festival as part of its 50 Screens Project.

After talking to Ann Arbor Film Festival director Donald Harrison about our nascent interactive project involving 4 channels of video, he mentioned it would fit perfectly with the festival’s 50th anniversary promotional campaign called the 50 screens.

The idea involved 50 screens of moving image art throughout Ann Arbor to promote the upcoming 50th anniversary of the festival. This provided an excellent opportunity to showcase our work while testing our system in a public environment.

Although we had not yet collected the motion capture footage we wanted for the project, we decided to move forward with a beta version. This first edition would feature both of us, shot on live action video.

The rest is history. The installation made its debut in the Michigan Theater Lobby from March 28th to April 1st, 2012.

Below are some stills from the set up of the beta version. Future additions to the installation are in progress and will feature greater diversity in range of bodies and motion.

To view a video of the installation and how it works, visit the about page.